Moving-picture projecting-lantern.



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y Patented ont@ 4, 1910'. 'l y W.fN. SBLIGJ- MOVING SIGTUBE BRGJEG'IING LAN BBL KOR 'FILED APB.20, 190i.

,y fg A AYP LIUAT To all 'whom 'it moy concern:

' citizen ot'V thev United States. residing at Q g d f STAT nsfmrrnniry muur sErIGfoF CHICAGO, Immerst AssIGNoR vroisenior.rolzrscoria COMPANY,

i or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.;` ConronArIoN or ILLINOIS.

Be it, known that- I, iVlLLmMiN. Semo, -a

Chicago, Vin vthe county of Cook and `Stute of illinois, have invented certain new and' useful Improvements in Moving-Picture ProjectingLenierns, of which the followv` i 4 ing is u specification. f Y lhe present Invention relates moreparticularly to the construction of the lantern box or casing, and to the means :liiorded for i y securing access to the electric; light cnrhons feo ythereincontained. The carbon su porting and adjusting devices are mounte" upon a portion of the lantern, which is adapted to be retracted from the box or casing so that the carbons/can be attended lo or renewed from time to time. f

The principii! object of t-he'invention isto so construct its extensible portion that protection will be aiiorded against the falling `of sparks or pieces of incandescent carbon icomhination of when the carbons are drawn ont into the open and away from-the protection afforded hy the walls of the box Itself.

Further objects will appear froni a. de"

tailed description of the invention, which consists in th: features of construction andv parts hereinafter` describedy and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the center `of the box, showing the position occupied by the carbon .idjus'ting mechanism when lying within the interior of the box, and showin v A,in dotted lines its position when retracte the base portion being removed in this figure'; Fig. 2 is across sectional View of the box; showingthe mounting therefor; Fig. 3 is nsectional plan view of the box` taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1,and showing the base portion in elevation', Fig. 4 is a' perspective detail of one of tie rod supporting brackets; Fig. 5 isa section on line 5-5 of F i 5. 6;.F1g. 6 i's a. side elevation of the comp etei hintern; and Fig. 7 is u front. elevation of the-eompletedlantern. A

The lantern, as a.. whole, is in the form of a rectangular box having side Walls 5', u

lMovino-PICTUREi PBOJECTINGLLANTERN.,

frontrame 8 'and e vrectangular rear frame iront frxime comprises` an open' 9. The framework 14 having lower flanges' 10 and rupper yfionges Il of angle formation. com

riected b v side fianges '12, and the rear 'frame likewise coni'prisesrails of angle formation.

The front frame serves to support. the usuel projecting heed 13 and lConnected portions,.

which are secured to lthe framework 14.

. The box further comprises a roof l5 hav'. y ing u. center dome 16` and a. suierxmposed f perforated `head l?, but these eat-rires of construct-ion form nol portion of the presentinvention and need not be. described in' de :mel screen panels 18e,

.Within the box, .near the lower corners, nre located a )nur of guide tubes 2U which lower rails ofthe front and rea-r frames,

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ltail. The rear of the box is adapted to be closed by a closingwvull18,.comprisinge 1 frame 18", having cross bars 18 and hinges around the edge thereof, and furtherVV -eoinprising :i plnraliqvj of metal panels 19? adapted t0 slip overkv l the edges or' the rear frame when the cle-sing -wull is moved to closed position.

respective-iv, although the tubes might be y otherwise supported. he rear ends of the tubes are open to receive a pair of guide rods 2l, the reni' ends of which rodsare rigidly connected to the closing Wall and serve toV guide they closing YWall in traveling towzird :md from 'the openrezrr end Yof the box. T he closing Wnli-,'furthermore, has secured thereto a pair of Inner guidev rods'2-2, the for wnrdends of 'which are entered into n cross hond pinto 23 which embraces the guide tubes :md rides thereon as theclosingV wall is moved hunk and forth. The inner rods 22, furthermore, serve as guide rods for the adjustable carbon supporting mechanism 24, which is mounted upon a rider 25 slidahle upon the rods 9.2;. but in view of the fact that the carbon su pporting mechanism forms no part. of the present invention it is not deemed necessary to refer to` it in detail..

Thi` iront and rear fumes of the box are. each. provided with. n air of depending lugs 26 which are 1slidaoly mounted upon cross rods 27, which cross rods` in tum are ycarried by transverselyV extending bracket arms 28 provided with lugs 29 and 30. Each.

of the logs "ifi, which may lac termdth'e outer htgs, receives the und of one.- .of l the cross guide rods, sind eicliot' thellig ,30 fr anchored to irt'ord. :i rigid mounting- .or the box. Euch of the'brzicket. frames 28 is ,pro-

y vided. on vits under side, with depending ems 3l. which einbriice longitudine guide rods ind iii., the ends-ofwhich nre entered'into lue.. :$4 formed :monaci-oss nur 35 whichis .si-rouwt or rotherwise rigidi)7 secured' to a y hit. buse fi-:nnei adapted to rest upon :i

table` or other suitable support for. the hintern. lso closing'wnll. :it the rear ofthe box, has .secured to its lower edge :i flanged trui' 3T, which underlies. tlie cui-bon sipport ing in erfhunisin 24, und, when the closing wall is in position to close the box, occupies u position beneath the floor of the box, but is ztdzipted o be retracted `with the closing shown in` Fig. 2,rests`upni: the rear inner lng 30. which furnishes a support for the .free end of the triiy and tends to support it when the closing wiillis moved buck to tlvl position shown in dotted lines. 'l'he box is side, which facilitates yifs longitudinal :ind f transverse adjustments.

ln use, the lantern as n \\jl.ole 'czin be `moved forward und buck nlong: the longi-l tudinally extending rods-32 :ind 33, und rain be adjusted transversely along the cross rodiY I may be of single. or double thickness; or'with other dctziilsfof construction, which areV usually in lanterns-of the preseiitdescription.

T he ineens for adjusting the carbon holder is as follows: Anstem 39is provided, which is connected by suitable gearing to the car- 'loV bon holder for moving -theen'ds'of the curbon in and out of contact. VA stein 40 is pro vided; which is connected. by suitable gearing, to swing the lcarbon from side to side of Vthe casing und .properlyaline it with the lenses, und n stein 41 is provided which isv oixirutively connected to gearing for raising und 'lowering the cnrbons; and. as shown in Fig. 1, all three of thestemsextend through the rear wall' t0 the outside of the casing.

where. they :ire easily accessible for manipulation by the operator.

What I regard :is new and desire to secure l by Letters Ptent is:

1. n a projecting lantern, the combinationof n box open at, one end, a closing wall for the open end, guide tubes ixedly secured to and lying within the box, rods carried by 'the closing wall and teit-scoping into the guide tubes, and furnishing a sliduble mounting between rthe box und the closing wall, and lighting devices connected to :ind

s movable. with the closing Wall, Substantially wall when the hitter is open. The tray,

las described.

Q. In u projecting lantern, the combination of a. .box open et one end, a closing woll for the open end, guide tubes fxedlp secured to :nid lying within the box, outer I and inner rods czti'ried by the closing wall, 'furt-.her provided with :i bundle 3H on its the inner rods tclescoping into the fuide rods, :ind furnishing"r n slithible mounting beftween the box :ind closingY wzill, lightingv to pcrinit any desired adjustment of the lios` A f to bormtide in Order to bring the 'projwctiingr lieud into proper co-relatioirto the lines of. a moving picture projecting machine or other apparatus with which the hintern is used. Then it is desired to open the hintern, the closing rein' welll cnn -be thrown buck to ofxenposil'ion, ietrncting with it the :ipron.

so thinv access run be had to the curbonsiind the hitter removed or adjusted without duiigri; of lire ironi failing sparks or pier-es of nur bon; which. if detached; will'iu the nm devices. the inner rods furnishing n inonnting: for the lightiingr devices', whereby snid lighting: devices :irc inoi-'iible with the closing: wall, substantially :is describe-d.

2i, which arrangement of' u'idc rods serves i los l 2l.. ln :i projerting hintei'nrthe combina?" j for'the open c-nd, guido tubes fixedly .sc-

ruri-d lo und lfring within-the Y' box, rods carried b i' the closing wnll und telescoping into the guide tn'besrnnd furnishing nV slid- S able mounting between thc box :ind the clos- Ving wall, lighting devices connected to und inoviible with the closing woll, :incl n trily carried by the closing; wall :ind underlying the lighting devices when the sinne ure withdrawn from the' :iiterior ofthe box, substantizilly :is described. ioriti' ot enses bc eil-iight in tlnl tray when-tht-` "l`he arrangement ofi tion of :i box open :it one end, :i closing wnll 4. ln :i projecting lantern, the eoinbinnfor the open end, lguide tubes fxedly secured yto :ind lyingwithin the box,l outer und inner i rods carried by the closing wall, the outer rods telesco-ping into the guide rods, a crosshead. plate attachedv to the hfree ends'.L of the inner rods und sli'dn'bly mounted on the guide tubes, the crosshead plate :ind outer rods cooperating to form n slitlnblefmounti io 'amm

ing between the closing wall and boi, light ing devicesfthe innerfrods furnishingV a mounting for the 'lighting devices, whereby sai lighting deyices vare mov'able with the closinlg wall, substantially as deseribed.v

5. n a projectin lantern, theeombina-` tion of a box, lighting( devices within said boir, a buse frame, longitudinally extendin rods xedly "secured with vrespect to -sa base frame,r transverse] "extending rods, bracket arms,-. downwar l'y projecting logs on the vbracket arms embracing longitu inaliy ext^nding rods, and forming a. sliding `connectiongbetween said arms and rod, upwardly rocting lugs on the bracket arms in whic ke-.transverse ro'ds are secured, lugs depending from thevbox, embracing the transverserods and` forming a sliding connection between the box and transverse rods', whereby transverse-and longitudinal edjustznent of'the box with res ect to the bese frame is obtainedlsubstant1ally as. described.` f 6. In a rprojecting lantern, the combination of a box open ab onefendye closing wall'for theopen end, fixedV ide members' secured in the interior of t e box and extending longitudinally thereof, members carried by the closing well; adapted to travel within said guide members, the fixedg'uidemembers .and members Vcarried b the closing wall 'coperating to form a; s idin comme tionbetween. the dosing wzillV and x, sub1 stantially as described. f i

I WILLIAM N. SELIGLK. V.VVitnessesvzv` j WALKER kBANNINo, Pirineos BANNING.

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